Job Information
Lenovo Sr. Counsel, Global Trade Regulations, GIC in Shanghai, China
Sr. Counsel, Global Trade Regulations, GIC
General Information
Req #
WD00067055
Career area:
Legal
Country/Region:
China
State:
Shanghai
City:
上海(Shanghai)
Date:
Friday, June 28, 2024
Working time:
Full-time
Additional Locations :
- China - Shanghai - 上海(Shanghai)
Why Work at Lenovo
We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.
Lenovo is a US$62 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #217 in the Fortune Global 500, employing 77,000 people around the world, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver smarter technology for all, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company by further expanding into growth areas that fuel the advancement of ‘New IT’ technologies (client, edge, cloud, network, and intelligence) including server, storage, mobile, software, solutions, and services.
This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com , and read about the latest news via ourStoryHub (https://news.lenovo.com/) .
Description and Requirements
Sr. Counsel, Global Trade Regulations, Global Innovation Center
This is a newly-created opportunity for an experienced trade compliance attorney to join a Global Legal Compliance team and help implement and sustain company’s compliance programs for the company's Global Innovation Center (GIC) sector.
Based in Shanghai (or Beijing), China, this will be a critical role of a growing legal team supporting the company’s global trade function in China and AP region. This position will be primarily focused on trade and export control matters for innovation sectors.
Job Responsibilities
As a dedicated in-house senior counsel focused on compliance with import and export control
regulations for our global innovation center (GIC), you will advise strategically on a wide range of trade compliance matters in China and AP. You will coordinate with external legal counsel, as
appropriate, and provide legal advice to the company’s as well as business units and departments. You will have frequent contact with internal stakeholders throughout the company’s global operations, including executives.
- Continually analyzing the evolving global trade laws and regulations and policies applicable to the
company, and their impact on strategy and operations
- Conducting and advising on trade compliance risk assessments, audits, validation and due
diligence reviews and develop an enhancement plan
Communicating with external partners, including suppliers, agents, customers, trade associations and government on Lenovo's global trade requirements and industry best practice in trade compliance
Designing and advising on effective trade compliance policies, operating
procedures and technology control plans for GIC in their presence in China & AP
Conducting certain trade compliance-related internal investigations
Supporting product classification, license determination and license application
Managing critical projects and overseeing the procurement, R&D, production activities to ensure company's compliance with applicable laws and internal policies
Performing contract review from trade compliance perspective
Providing a regular update
Position Requirement
Knowledgeable of export control laws of U.S, China mainland and Taiwan.
Have ability to provide guidance or EAR determination, ECCN classification and License determination'
Understand the trade compliance requirement and best practice in semiconductor industry
Ability and willingness to proactively identifies and solves complex problems, thinking
beyond existing solutions and frameworks
Excellent communication skill and ability to explain and present complex legal advice for senior executives and ability to gain the trust of business stakeholders to achieve a desired objective
Ability to deliver outstanding written work-product quality
Job Requirement - Prior Work Experience
12 years working experience in legal/compliance area with a minimum of 6 years of experience in advising multinational businesses on trade compliance and export control matters
ITC industry experience is required
Law firm or Consulting Firm experience is a plus but not a must
Fluency in Mandarin and English
Educational Requirement:
Juris Doctor (JD) in U.S or other common law jurisdictions or a Law Degree in China with a LLM in common law jurisdictions
Science and Engineering background is a plus
Additional Locations :
China - Shanghai - 上海(Shanghai)
China
China - Shanghai
China - Shanghai - 上海(Shanghai)